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Brooke N. Macnamara

Psychology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1978
Sport Psychology and PerformanceCognitive Abilities and TestingNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Publications

107

Citations

4,139

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1978

Research summary
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Brooke N. Macnamara studies how people acquire high levels of skill and expertise, including the roles of practice, training methods, working memory, and psychological beliefs (such as growth mindset) in performance. Her work spans cognitive psychology and sport science, often using meta-analyses and systematic reviews to evaluate claims about what predicts skilled performance in domains like sports and academics. Prospective students interested in expertise development, learning and transfer, or the rigor of psychological intervention research may find her work relevant.

Expertise and skill acquisitionWorking memory measurementGrowth mindset and belief-based interventionsTalent development in sportsMeta-analysis and research methodology

Publication output has declined from a high of around 14-15 papers per year in 2017-2018 to a more modest and fairly steady pace of roughly 3-7 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 14 publications172018: 15 publications15182019: 6 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
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  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×10
  • Open MIND×7
  • Intelligence×5
  • Sports Medicine×5
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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